X-RAY-DIFFRACTION STUDY OF SULFUR TO 32 GPA - AMORPHIZATION AT 25 GPA

被引:66
作者
LUO, H
RUOFF, AL
机构
[1] Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1993年 / 48卷 / 01期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.48.569
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
摘要
The orthorhombic form of sulfur (S8) has been studied in a diamond anvil cell to 32 GPa at room temperature by energy-dispersive x-ray-diffraction techniques using a synchrotron source. An orthorhombic-to-monoclinic phase transition was observed at about 5 GPa. The monoclinic phase could be followed until 24 GPa. Our previous optical results indicted a phase transition around this pressure. The diffraction patterns above 25 GPa showed the characteristics of an amorphous phase. This crystalline-amorphous phase change was found to be reversible with hysteresis upon decreasing pressure. The mechanism of this pressure-induced amorphization of sulfur is proposed. The equation of state was determined to 24 GPa.
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